Those youths are now before you;
and if their mental culture will well compare with their fair
countenances and manly forms, my most sanguine expectations are more than
realized. I am happy to know, from vigilant observation, that the
teachers, without any exceptions, have nobly proved themselves worthy of
the unreserved confidence of their king; and let them now be assured that
such unwearied faithfulness will not go unrewarded. The king has been
well pleased also, from time to time, to hear of the great proficiency
and rapid advancement of many of the scholars."
It cannot be expected, on an occasion like the present, that all scholars
will exhibit precisely the same amount of ability and cultivation. While
all may give satisfaction, some, I trust, will even excel. Those who
shall at this time give the clearest proof of ripe scholarship, shall,
according to agreement, be permitted to remain at the palace, and
minister in the presence of the king, with the prospect of promotion as
the fruit of faithfulness.
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